Nucor sets Net-Zero GHG targets for 2050, new interim target for 2030

Nucor Corporation announced Net-Zero science-based greenhouse gas, GHG, targets for 2050 and established a new interim target for 2030. These GHG intensity targets are defined by the Global Steel Climate Council’s, GSCC, “Steel Climate Standard”, an ambitious standard that aligns with the Paris Climate Agreement’s emission reduction goals for the steel sector by 2050, and with the International Energy Agency’s “Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy System” glidepath. Nucor’s net-zero 2050 and interim 2030 targets include scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions from the production of hot rolled steel as defined by the GSCC, making Nucor the first diversified steelmaker in the U.S. to set GHG reduction targets encompassing all three scopes. “We are the North American leader in sustainable steelmaking, and these targets further highlight our leadership role in developing clean solutions for the entire steel industry, as well as empowering our customers to meet their business and environmental goals successfully,” said Leon Topalian, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor. “In recent years, we have made purposeful investments to increase the availability of carbon-free electricity, and to support other emerging technologies that will help lead the way to a clean industrial future.”